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Author: Xiaodon L. Liang

International arms trade Latest Additions 

Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 2795 Views 0 Comment Indonesia, Pakistan, small arms, Smith & Wesson, Turkey

Introduction In 2014, the U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson agreed to pay USD 2 million in fines to settle

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Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130

May 9, 2019July 22, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 4436 Views 0 Comment agents, Egypt, foreign bribery, Lockheed Martin, Transport Aircraft, USA

Introduction The cover-up can be half the crime, as Lockheed amply demonstrated in the wake of a 1989 transport airplane

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Domestic corruption International arms trade Latest Additions 

The Ordnance Factory Board Scam

May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 6400 Views 0 Comment agents, artillery, bribery, India, Israel, Israel Military Industries, Rheinmetall, Russia, Singapore, ST Engineering

Introduction The Ordnance Factories are India’s network of 41 government-managed military-sector manufactories, nearly half of which predate the country’s independence

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Greek Land Forces and German Bribery

April 4, 2019October 20, 2020 Xiaodon L. Liang 4886 Views 0 Comment agents, artillery, bribery, Germany, Greece, KMW, Rheinmetall, tanks

Introduction Greece maintains the second-largest armored corps among European NATO countries, trailing only its neighbor and rival Turkey. Over the

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Caso Mirage

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 2248 Views 0 Comment agents, Belgium, Chile, Europavia, SABCA

Introduction During its protracted and delicate transition to democracy during the 1990s, Chile struggled to enforce new anti-corruption norms in

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Patria’s Bribes in Egypt and the Balkans

January 9, 2019April 1, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 2539 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Patria, political finance, Slovenia

Introduction Accused of foreign bribery in three different countries within a decade, Finland’s flagship arms manufacturer Patria, majority-owned by the

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International arms trade 

India’s Barak 1 Missile Deal

October 23, 2018January 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 2875 Views 0 Comment agents, bribery, India, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries, manipulation of selection process, Rafael, sting operation

Introduction Not all corruption investigations can uncover enough evidence to proceed to prosecution, and in the case of India’s Barak

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International arms trade 

The Pergau Dam ‘Arms for Aid’ Scandal

October 22, 2018January 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 5162 Views 0 Comment bribery, conflict of interest, Malaysia, offsets, price padding, UK

Introduction In October 1993, a controversy erupted in London over whether the Thatcher government had used UK aid subsidies as

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International arms trade 

Embraer’s Dominican and Indian Bribery Schemes

October 11, 2018October 20, 2020 Xiaodon L. Liang 2716 Views 0 Comment agents, Brazil, bribery, Dominican Republic, Embraer, fake contracts, India, manipulation of selection process, shell companies, USA

Introduction Brazilian company Embraer is best known as a leading producer of regional civil aircraft, but also builds and successfully

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International arms trade 

Glenn Defense Marine Asia and the US 7th Fleet (the ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal)

October 11, 2018October 20, 2020 Xiaodon L. Liang 5356 Views 0 Comment bribery, conflict of interest, manipulation of selection process, price padding, services, Singapore, USA

Introduction While high-value military hardware procurement programs feature most prominently as vehicles for corruption in this compendium, less visible but

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Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Smith & Wesson’s Foreign Bribery Settlement

July 22, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Introduction In 2014, the U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson agreed to pay USD 2 million in fines to settle

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Lockheed’s Egyptian Agent and the C-130

May 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
The Ordnance Factory Board Scam
Domestic corruption International arms trade Latest Additions 

The Ordnance Factory Board Scam

May 7, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0
Greek Land Forces and German Bribery
International arms trade Latest Additions 

Greek Land Forces and German Bribery

April 4, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0

Key Themes

agents AgustaWestland Airbus BAE Systems Belgium Brazil bribery Chile conflict of interest DCNS embezzlement fake contracts Ferrostaal Finmeccanica France Germany government involvement Greece HDW India Israel Italy Malaysia manipulation of selection process Mexico murder Nigeria off-budget spending offsets political finance price padding retrocommissions Russia Saab Saudi Arabia shell companies Singapore small arms South Korea submarines Sweden Taiwan Thales UK USA
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